London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Merton and Morden 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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County Council Midwives. Until the introduction of the new
health service these outfits were supplied at cost price, or in
necessitous cases at half-price or free of cost according to means,
but since 5th July, these outfits have been issued free on
application.
During the year 22 outfits were supplied at cost price and
66 outfits were issued free of charge.
Dental Scheme. The figures shewn in the following tables
refer only to the first half of the year and consequently do not
provide a comparision with previous years. The dental clinics
have been continued on a basis of two sessions per week and
it will be seen that during the six months under review 200
mothers and children made 531 attendances at the Clinics.
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